Gonna be looking for a new computer (need help)

[SIC]

alright. well even though i just got this laptop a little over a year ago, im gonna get a new comp b4 i head to school.

Im not sure what to go with

PC or MAC

And if i do go with a PC should it be custom or Company.

since i have a laptop, im gonna go with a desktop, its gonna mainly used for video editing.photo's, and all the programs i use for computer graphics.

any ideas? i know i have some time b4 i buy it, i just want to make sure i research this time unlike my laptop lol

thanks mike

[mikecentola]

Hit me up on aim, Mike. I can help you look for something. I'm currently working on switching my main rig to the new mac pro's when they come out. I'll keep a PC for quickbooks and gaming hehe

[SIC]

alright will do. your away and idle right now so ill see if u come back later tonight

[SIC]

well ive been reading up the the MAC Pro and they seem impressive, and today i came out to albany and was at crossgates, i stoped at the apple store and they had the Pro there, with the 30" screen and wow it just sucked me in lol

[Shawn96VR-4]

Typically, I'd say PC but if your a photo/video fan, then heavily look into MACS.

[nysulli]

well if your going to be doing a lot of graphical stuff, i'd say go with a mac

otherwise, look to a pc, yeah, the mac crew will claim a mac is more stable, and os10 is the shit, but i will argue that a pc can be made just as stable (mine crashes maybe once every 2-3 months) parts choice is critical to stability though, certain motherboards work extremely well with certain types of ram

for a pc, your choice of motherboard, ram and power supply will determine your stability, a power supply is a power supply, any high quality unit will work well with any other parts combination

motherboards and ram are a bit different, certain boards word extremely well with certain ram, and vice versa, personally i heavily favor DFI motherboards, but there are a number of other solid companies as well, asus, abit, etc. for ram, generally you want to stick with mushkin, crucial, corsair, and maybe ocz, there are some others that might be good now, but the first 3 have been to top end for years.

you could also go with a packaged system from dell or whoever, suprisingly enough dell can put together a decent computer, but their service has gone down as of late, if you go that route, make sure you get a business class machine, their built to last 3-5 years, and spare parts are stock for as long, the home/home office lines are designed to last 1-2 years typically, and you really don't save any money going with a home system, the only difference is getting a decent card into the business machine, they usually don't offer anything to great, so i'd probably get a low end pci-e card from the factory, and then upgrade it on your own, unless they have something that would meet your needs

[4ADAM12]

If anyone is looking at new computers and is thinking about a dell, let me know, I can get you an affiliate/employee purchase program price. Usually it's a couple hundred dollars off, which you will probably spend on more ram or a bigger hard drive anyway like I did when I bought my laptop. PM me, I'll have to find the discount code so I might not get it to you right away.

[mikecentola]

Wait for the new mac pro's to come out before doing anything. Even if you're not going top of the line, pricing will drop on all of the others.

[SIC]

Originally Posted by mikecentola

Wait for the new mac pro's to come out before doing anything. Even if you're not going top of the line, pricing will drop on all of the others.

isnt it out already?

[mikecentola]

not yet, just a bunch of speculation of what its going to be.

[SIC]

Originally Posted by mikecentola

not yet, just a bunch of speculation of what its going to be.

ook, i was looking at the older pro